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  1. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | 115 Jarvis Street | 168.55m | 51s | Suncor | Arcadis

    I don’t see any imperative for the government to ensure there are gas stations within the downtown core. If it’s so necessary, the market will provide even if it’s at higher prices. There are still plenty of stations on the fringes. If people need to drive 10-15 minutes to get gas or plan...
  2. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | 45 Strachan | 131.97m | 39s | BGO | Hariri Pontarini

    SUCH weird style choices. It reminds me of a 90s / early 2000s Vancouver condo -- not in a good way.
  3. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | 1 Sumach Street | 201.75m | 59s | Block | RAW Design

    Just a reminder that the Community Consultation for this proposal is on Thursday, November 6. What: 1, 2-16 Sumach Street and 90 Eastern Avenue Community Consultation Where: Cooper Koo YMCA, Community Room 2nd Floor (461 Cherry Street) When: November 6, 2025 @ 6:00pm to 7:30pm Members of the...
  4. Dr. Snoot

    Roads: Gardiner Expressway catch-all, incl. Hybrid Design (2015-onwards)

    It's insane that the Dowling pedestrian bridge has remained temporary this long. In November, It will be 10 years since it was demolished and, function aside, it looks like a pile of garbage.
  5. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Biblio Lofts | 28.91m | 7s | NVSBLE | BDP Quadrangle

    Looks like a gas/utility hookup, probably Enbridge (not the City) at the request of the developer. I'm sure the interlocking will be replaced. The sidewalk.... probably not for a long while.
  6. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

    Today. They are very busy beavers with at least a dozen workers on site. Now about as tall as the north Metro Hall tower!
  7. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | 50 Scollard | 147.62m | 41s | Lanterra | Foster + Partners

    The islands would have to have multiple outlets to meet Code. Lots of "luxurious" ways of hiding them. Regarding gas stoves, I believe they are inferior to induction for cooking. But preference aside, putting gas stoves in new condo buildings locks us into infrastructure that creates greenhouse...
  8. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

    Glass frontages are not a requirement in the Official Plan. Nothing to do with the City.
  9. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

    Looks shockingly close to the renders:
  10. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Portland Commons | 71.7m | 15s | Carttera | Sweeny &Co

    Omg is mmmuffins making a comeback?
  11. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Cherry Place | 55.7m | 13s | Rekai | Montgomery Sisam

    It's unfortunate, as they were decently healthy and "mature" for the neighbourhood (though unkempt), but as explained above there weren't many other options for staging this project. All I will say is that Rekai has been very communicative with the neighbourhood associations and I have no doubt...
  12. Dr. Snoot

    King Street (Streetcar Transit Priority)

    From what I could see, they are only doing the concrete on the outside of the tracks and not the tracks themselves. Thankfully.
  13. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | 8 Elm | 218.2m | 69s | Reserve Properties | Arcadis

    I'd say this is a decent layout. Tons of balcony space and light. The bedrooms are separated and both have a closet (small, yes). The primary has more than enough room for a dresser if you get rid of the voyeur chair. The second bedroom does if you get rid of the desk. There's even a tiny...
  14. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    The taxi industry has been providing terrible service with no innovation for decades. That's why when Uber came to town the taxi industry garnered little sympathy, even though they were deeply affected. I don't take Uber -- American and they have no respect for the law. Lyft played by the...
  15. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Parliament Slip | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto | West 8

    This is more likely to happen than other projects. They've already filled in part of the quay, the west side of the project is done, and Queen's Quay East will be extended. There will be some temporary treatment. It doesn't make sense to build the full project until Quayside is under...
  16. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | 1071 King West | 62.2m | 17s | Hullmark | BDP Quadrangle

    Let's hope so because the rest of the immediate area is architectural garbage.
  17. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | Canary House | 50.3m | 13s | Dream | BDP Quadrangle

    Perhaps we should wait to see the results before we go all Chicken Little.
  18. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | West Don Lands: Blocks 17 & 26 | 147m | 43s | Aspen Ridge | Core Architects

    Well, I see limited improvements like leaving the heritage building at Eastern/Rolling Mills untouched and creating a more contiguous open space at the eastern side of the site. BUT, boy, living in the perma-shadow of what looks like a <10m separation distance between the 31-storey and...
  19. Dr. Snoot

    Toronto Toronto | 1 Sumach Street | 201.75m | 59s | Block | RAW Design

    Well, this is an ugly, overbuilt downgrade.

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